The Best Of Houzz 2025 Awards Reveal The Hottest Interior Design Trends

Houzz just announced Houzz the Best of Houzz 2025 Awards, which celebrates the most popular designs and home pros. With 70 million homeowners and design enthusiasts in its community, along with 3 million residential construction and design professionals, Houzz tends to accurately predict trends, so I’m always excited to see their announcements. Some of the many 2025 trends reflected in the Houzz awards include kitchen features that enhance entertainment, inviting home offices, powder rooms that pop, quiet places, and more.

Houzz gave me photos of some of the award-winning designs, along with commentary from a Houzz expert who explains the interior design trends. (Note: underneath each photo is the name of the Houzz Award winner.)

Quiet Places

Many areas of a home are dedicated to busy tasks and routines. “That’s why it’s important to have a space that’s void of activity — a quiet place to relax, nap, read a book, or just sit silently in a moment of reflection,” says Houzz’s Mitchel Parker. “A cushy sofa or bench near a window works well, or opt for a shaded spot with comfy furniture outdoors to take in the sights, sounds and smells of nature.”

Kitchen Features That Enhance Entertaining

Many Houzz homeowners are searching for kitchens with features that enhance entertaining. “An extra-long island that has both counter seating and a stepped-down dining table with face-to-face seating is the perfect recipe, and we’re seeing both on Houzz and among winning Best of Houzz photos,” Parker says. Tte Houzz Kitchen Trends Report reveals what else is hot in kitchen designs.

Home Bars Or Beverage Stations

Another popular iinterior design trend in 2025: beverage refrigerators and coffee bars that let guests (and kids) grab a drink without getting in the way of the cook working in the main part of the kitchen.

Powder Rooms That Pop

If you want to wow guests, Parker recommends taking a bold design leap in the powder room. “It’ll create an intimate little moment of surprise that can be a style departure from the rest of the home,” he explains. “A dramatic wallpaper and vanity combination is a surefire approach.”

Inviting Home Offices

Whether you work from home or just need a place to focus on taxes, bills or household schedules, Parker says a home office is a must-have for getting organized and staying on task. “Designers on Houzz recommend equipping these spaces with built-in storage, comfy furniture and stylish colors and decor to create an inviting atmosphere for tackling work,” he says.

Plenty Of Living Room Seating

If you’re going to entertain, make sure all of your guests have a place to sit. Parker says the key to any get together is a living room with a variety of seating options, ranging from sofas to chair to ottomans/stools. Smart entertaining solutions is a trend that also appeared in the Houzz Emerging Winter Trends Report.

Outdoor Entertaining Areas

Outdoor areas allow you to increase your entertaining options. “An outdoor setup with spaces for lounging, dining, cooking, and TV watching maximizes home entertaining.” Parker says.

Hardworking Mudroom Storage

The right mudroom keeps everyone from tracking dirt, mud, snow, and sand into your home. “With proper storage – lockers, shelves, hooks, and cubicles – a mudroom can also help reduce clutter in yur home, as well,” Parker says.

Spacious Low-Curb Showers

Create more versatility in the bathroom with a spacious low-curb shower. “Compared to stepping into a tub, It’s much easy to enter and exit,” Parker says. “A low-curb shower also creates a light and airy look, and helps keep water from getting onto the main floor of the bathroom,” he explains.

Wood Vanities

Bathrooms tend to include a lot of tlle, along with metal finishes. While beautiful, this combination can also leave bathrooms looking rather cold. Parker says a wood vanity can add warmth to the space, making it a popular interor design trend.

Relaxing Bedrooms

At the end of a busy day, Mitchell says homeowners want a relaxing bedroom that they can retreat into. A soothing color palette and plush, comfortable bedding help to create a relaxing look and feel.

View all of the Houzz 2025 Award Winners.

Also, these are some of the items that can help you incorporate the design trends.

Impress your guests as you cook indoors or outside with the Ninja Crispi 4-in-1 Portable Glass Air Fryer.

It’s as powerful as a full-size air-fryer, but it’s portable and comes with both a 4 quart and a 6 ounce container. The borosilicate glass is thermal shock resistant, and the Ninja Crispi can bake, max crisp, air fry, and recrisp. You can also serve directly from the cooking bowl.

Efficient appliances can help you create a kitchen that’s conducive to entertaining. This sleek Whirlpool Flush Mount Microwave has a turntable free design. The 1,000-watt fingerprint-resistant microwave has a nonstick interior, 3 speeds, night light, and tap-to-open door. It also has a 300CFM motor class hood venting system that removes smoke, moisture, and odors.

Vari is known for office chairs and adjustable standing desks. However, they also make a stylish and fun lounge chair, which has a curved design that provides lumbar support. The chair, which is made of commercial grade materials including a polyester finish, has a built-in headrest.

Add a pop of color with the Thyme & Table Supreme 12 Piece Cookware Set, which is available in Atlantic blue, black gunmetal, cream, and olive green. The tri-ply cookware is nonstick, and includes stainless steel ergonomic handles, as well as break-resistant glass lids that are also vented.

When creating your comfortable space, you can easily update your home décor by simply changing the lamp shade. The Houzz Artiva Double Drum Lamp Shade can quickly and easily modernize your space. The linen lamp shade is available in white.

Entertaining indoors or outside is easier with the GE Profile Opal Nugget Ice Maker, which can make up to 38 pounds of ice each day/1.6 pounds an hour, with a removable drawer that holds up to 3 pounds of ice. Instead of hard ice, the ice maker produces nugget ice that can be chewed and crunched, and the water tank eliminates the need for an outside water supply. The ice maker can also be paired with the app to monitor the device’s stats and create schedules – or you can use voice controls.

Brew a pot of coffee or a single serving with the GE Profile Smart Grind & Brew Coffee Maker. The SCA-certified coffee maker has a built-in adjustable grinder and a generous 90 ounce removable water reservoir. The thermal carafe keeps coffee hot for up to 2 hours. Optimization features include the ability to adjust the temperature, bloom time, and brew strengths. The coffee maker is also Wi-Fi enabled for both smartphone and voice control.

Elegant enough for formal gatherings but also durable enough for everyday dining, the Perigold Lenox Profile 12-Piece Dinnerware Set is available in grey, blue, and white. The porcelain service for 4 includes dinner plates, salad plates, and all-purpose bowls. Each piece is microwave safe and dishwasher safe.

A stylish way to light up the night when outdoors, the Bespoke Post Barebones Brass Railroad Lantern is also good to have on hand when the lights go out unexpectedly. The unique Union Pacific design consists of brass and a glass globe. The LED light has 2 brightness settings, and a runtime of 100 hours on low/3.5 hours on high.

Whether entertaining or just enjoying some quiet time, the decadent Last Crumb Core Collection Cookies are a treat meant to be savored. Slow-churned butter, precision-milled flour, premium French chocolate, Tahitian vanilla beans . . . these are just some of the ingredients that make the cookies so satisfying.

This beautiful Society6 Texas Wildflowers Rug can add color and interest to your outdoor spaces. It’s available in a variety of sizes, ranging from 3’ x 5’ to 8’ x 12’ and the print is also available in a throw blanket and a pillow. The Dream Chair art print is available in various sizes and frames.The company makes numerous other colorful items to choose from.